Toy



Sepa., 3; 19%.. A. SMI-TH zpmm TOY Fild April 22, 1935 fatenfed Sept. 3, 1935 man 2,1IDHJM I TUUY Aaron Smith, St. lLouis, o..

Application April 22, `11935, Serial No. 17,73?

2 Claims.

This invention relates to toys and has special reference to a toy of a grotesque nature adapted to imitate a bird or fowl.

The toy comprises a hollow head and hollow o body member and provided with a beak, eyes, tall and legs to simulate a fowl such as aduck or chicken or any other kind of bird. The head and body can be made from nuts, or other hollow objects to simulate nuts. A neck in the form il) of a rod is provided to retain the proper relationship between the head and body. A pair of legs the bottoms of which are attached to a base of relatively large area to form a means of sup- ,porting the`device.

The toy can be very cheaply made and is espocially adapted for favors to be used at parties.

The invention consists in general ofv certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the acconipanying drawing and speciflcally claimed.

In the drawing like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and

Figure lis a side view of the toy;

Figure 2 is a top view thereof and Figure 3 is a detail view of theslot means for inserting the imitation beak.

It is understood that the embodiment of the invention shown in the accompanying drawlng is 80 to illustrate constructional features and that many different styles of ornamental toys of this -type adapted to imitate not only a bird or fowl,

as illustrated, but human figures, animals, in-

animate objects, insects and vegetable growths,

85 may include these constructional features. It is understood that the principal idea in the construction of these different styles of ornamental toys is the use of nuts of all description.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, nu-

fO meral i designates the head made from a hollow object such as a nut or other article made to simulate a nut. At the front of the head are alpair of disks 2 and 3 painted to simulate a pair of eyes- Also a beak t is provided made of two 45 sheets of paper or similar material. The inward end thereof is inserted in the slot 5 and is resiliently held in place by the sides of the slot.

The head is mounted on a rod 6, the lower half of which frictionally ts in a slot l of the body 50 portion 8. The posture of the head can be va- (tJl. 46-49) ried by swinging the said rod forward or backward in theflslot l. Behind the body portion is a tail consisting of three feathers 9, it and lil inserted at the ends in holes in the wall of the body. 5

- Protruding through the body t and embedded in the base if are a pair of legs it and tt in the form of rods. As noted in Figure 2 the area. of the base to the left of the legs is greater than the area to the right. The purpose of this arrange- 10 vment isv to form a well balanced and stable. de-

vioe and prevent its overturning as most of the weight of the toy is forward of the legs as seen in Figure 1.

There has thus been provided a simple and efi iicient toy construction of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that changes may be madev in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the principles involved. It is not therefore desired to conne the invention to the exact form hereinafter shown and described but it is desired to include all such as come within the scope claimed.

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l. In a toy of the class described, the combination of two solid shell nut shaped substantially spherical members provided with holes, one of said members simulating the head and the other representing the body of a figure, a, rod penetrating the head member and joining the same to the body member, a base plateof substantial area to support the figure in an upright position, two rods simulating the legs of the figure penetrating the body member and joined to the base plate.

2. In a toy of the class described, the combination of two solid shell nut shaped substantially spherioal members provided with holes, one of said members simulating the head and the other representing the body of a figura, a rod perretrating the head member and joining the same to the body member, said head member arranged to be swung forward and backward in relation to said body member, a base plate of substantial area to support the figure in an upright position, two rods simulating the legs of the flgure penetrating the body member and joined to the base plate. 

